George Michael: 'I don't have a drug problem'

British pop star George Michael insists he doesn't have a drug problem, despite being arrested for alleged marijuana possession for the second time in a year on Sunday.

British pop star George Michael insists he doesn't have a drug problem, despite being arrested for alleged marijuana possession for the second time in a year on Sunday.

The former Wham! singer, 43, was found asleep at the wheel on his car at an intersection in north London in the early hours of Sunday morning and was taken to a nearby hospital by concerned police officers.

After being given the all-clear by doctors, Michael returned to Colindale police station, where he was booked on suspicion of being unfit to drive and drug possession before being released on bail until November.

Earlier this year, the singer was cautioned after he was found slumped in his car in central London and was found to be in possession of marijuana.

Despite his arrests, Michael insists he doesn't have a drug problem, saying: "That's the second time in a year I've been caught with one unused spliff in the car. I had no drink or drugs in my body.

"I haven't got a problem with drugs."

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